You Will
Champion the customer experience by using customer signal, product instincts, and data to inform technical decisions --- translating what high value senders need into the systems that serve them.
Lead technical design and architecture for complex systems that power the High Value Send experience --- breaking down ambiguous, greenfield problems into clear technical strategies and measurable outcomes.
Ship reliable, observable, and scalable systems across web, mobile, and backend services that meet strict availability and latency SLOs for the customer flows where trust matters most.
Operate AI-natively because it's how one person outships a team of ten.
Partner with product, design, analytics, and partner engineering teams to translate goals into scalable technical solutions for a diverse global customer base.
Strengthen engineering culture by mentoring teammates, leading technical discussions, providing meaningful code review feedback, and advocating for best practices in coding, testing, and system design as we grow this team.
You Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
7+ years of professional software development experience, with experience building and operating systems end-to-end.
Experience building customer-facing experiences at product scale with TypeScript, React, and native mobile development (iOS/Android, React Native).
Proficiency in one or more modern backend languages such as Java, Kotlin, Go, or Python, with a record of delivering production-quality code.
Use AI tools in your own software development workflow — from authoring agents that act as force-multipliers that help you scale, to drafting and iterating on technical specs, prototyping or validating concepts using the Claude Code
Demonstrated experience designing and building distributed, large-scale systems with an understanding of service-oriented or microservices architecture.
Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, including familiarity with managed services.
Bonus: Experience in FinTech, payments, or other regulated industries where reliability, security, and compliance shape engineering decisions.
Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $180,000-$225,000. In the U.S., Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered, as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.
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Our Benefits
Flexible paid time off
Health, dental, and vision + 401k plan with company matching
Paid parental, medical, military and family care leave
Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Continuing education and travel benefits
Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation, Together
At Remitly, we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration, where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster.
Under the Company's current hybrid-work expectations, employees in this position work onsite Tuesday through Thursday each week. Additional onsite attendance may be required based on business needs, and the Company may modify its hybrid-work expectations from time to time. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships, fueling creativity, and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.
At Remitly, we are dedicated to ensuring that our workplace offers equal employment opportunities to all employees and candidates, in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.
Remitly is an E-Verify Employer
Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
